Improvement in compositions for floors, pavements



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ANTONIO 'soLAR or LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR or HIS RIGHT TO FRANCISMAGUET, 0F SAME PLACE.

ONE-HALF Letters Patent No; 111,395, dated January 31,1s'g1.

l MPROVEMENT IN COMPOSITIONS FOR FLOORS, 'PAVEME NTS,-&c.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making Part of thesame.

two andjone-half to four inches thick, and when sufliciently dry atsecond coating is applied, consisting of pulverized marble, one-thirdpart, and common lime, two-thirds,- also mixed with water, to about theconsistency of mortar, after which it is spread over the last-namedcoating, forming another coat of about onequarter to one-half Inchthick, and, while yet soft,

small pieces of diiferent-colored marble or other kind of colored stonesare imbedded in the surface, forming any kind of figures or designs,after which they are all pressed, down, so as to present-an evensurface,

and, when fully dry, the whole is ground or polished smooth by means ofa large stone and water, similar I to the process now used in polishingstone or marble, after which it is thoroughly cleansed with water, and,

when perfectly dry, the surface is varnished with a compositionconsisting of linseeds'oil, spirits of turpentine, and spirits of winein equal parts, all boiled together for one hour, when it' is set aside,and, when gold, is applied with an ordinary paint-brush thereore What Iclaim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- Thecomposition-floor or pavement described in the 7 above specification,consisting of the ingredients in the proportions and for the purpose setforth.

r ANTONIO SOLARI.

Witnesses 0. HEWITT, E. F, HUYCK.

